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Archived Aug. 5, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Helen Rose Hinds, 91, of Mount Pulaski, formerly of Elkhart and Latham, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at 9:45 p.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the funeral home, with Roger James officiating.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.

Mrs. Hinds was a homemaker and, with her husband, owned and operated the Elkhart and Mount Pulaski school buses for many years

She was born May 26, 1914, at Kenney to Frank and Alta Grimes Abbott. She married Ralph "Pete" Hinds in Covington, Ind., on Sept. 3, 1932. He died Oct. 31, 1997.

She is survived by three sons, Larry R. (and Bridgit) Hinds of Nokomis, Richard A. (and Joyce) Hinds of Springfield, Stephen M. (and Rosanna) Hinds of King City, Calif.; two daughters, Dolores Hinds of Weslaco, Texas, and Cynthia Sue Kindell of Las Vegas, Nev.; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, Donnie Hinds and Jeffrey Hinds, and one daughter, Barbara Ann Hinds

She was of the Methodist faith.

Memorials may be made to Vonderlieth Living Center.